Thought for the day
Dads, give yourself a point for every one of these you've actually said to your kids:
Don't ask me, ask your mother.
Close the door -- were you raised in a barn?
You didn't beat me -- I let you win. Big boys don't cry.
Don't worry, it's only blood.
Don't you know any normal boys?
Now you listen to ME, Buster!
I'll play catch after I read the paper.
Coffee will stunt your growth.
A little dirt never hurt anyone, just wipe it off.
Get your elbows off the table.
I told you, keep your eye on the ball.
Who said life was supposed to be fair?
Always say please and thank you-- that way, you get more. I
f you forget, you'll be grounded till the end of the world.
You call that a haircut?
"Hey" is for horses.
This will hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.
Turn off those lights -- do you think I'm made of money?
Don't give me any of your lip, young lady.
You call that noise "music"?
We're not lost -- I'm just not sure where we are.
No, we're not there yet.
Shake it off, it's only pain.
When I was your age, I treated MY father with respect.
As long as you live under my roof, you'll live by my rules.
I'll tell you why -- because I said so, that's why!
Do what I say, not what I do.
Sit up straight! So you think you're smart , do you?
What's so funny? Wipe that smile off your face.
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times.
C'mon, you throw like a girl. Y
ou want something to do? I'll give you something to do.
This is your last warning!
What are your intentions with my daughter?
I'd better get a good report, or you better head to Mexico.
I'm not sleeping, I was watching that channel.
What keeps those jeans of yours from falling off?
I'm not just talking to hear my own voice!
Don't believe everything you hear.
What do you think I am, a bank?
What part of NO don't you understand?
I don't care what other fathers are doing -- I'm not everybody else's father!
You're not leaving my house dressed like that!
Hey, did you hear me talking to you?
Don't use that tone with me!
Am I talking to a brick wall?
If I catch you doing that one more time, I'll.... Act your age.
Wipe your feet!
Don't make me stop the car!
What did I just get finished telling you?
Some of the things we fathers say are downright embarrassing when we think about it. But, in our finer moments, it is our intention to give advice that will shape our children into the people God wants them to be. Though our children don't believe we can relate to anything that goes on in their lives, we can. With what we have learned over the years by listening to others and the experience of making wrong decisions, we want to share with our children a wisdom that will keep them on the right path."Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, and give attention to know understanding; For I give you good doctrine: Do not forsake my law. When I was my father's son, tender and the only one in the sight of my mother, he also taught me, and said to me: 'Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.'" (Prov. 4:1-5)
Verses
James 1:2-4
Be constantly rejoicing. Consider it a matter for unadulterated joy [without any admixture of sorrow] whenever you fall into the midst of variegated trials which surround you, knowing experientially that the approving of your faith, that faith having been put to the test for the purpose of being approved, and having met the test, has been approved, [that this approving process] produces a patience which bears up and does not lose heart or courage under trials. But be allowing the aforementioned patience to be having its complete work in order that you may be spiritually mature and complete in every detail, lacking in nothing.
1 Peter 2:24
Christ carried the burden of our sins. He was nailed to the cross, so that we would stop sinning and start living right. By his cuts and bruises you are healed.
Galatians 3:24
Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Matthew 7:11
As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, your Father in heaven will give good things to those who ask him!
PrayerFather, we are mindful that we not only fall short of Your glory, but we also fall short of understanding. Understanding all that You want to teach us in this life and the life yet to come. But we draw near to You with a sincere heart as we study Your truths and seek to apply them with understanding to our minds and hearts. This comes about as we read the Scriptures, as we meditate in prayer, as we contemplate Your holy character, and even as we make wrong decisions that force us to reaccess our actions and go back to Your infinite wisdom and understanding. As we do so we hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for You are faithful in all You say and in all You do. We bless You, Lord, at all times and give thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord, for Your infinite wisdom. Amen.
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